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Several frigid days in Rochester in January were attributed to an intrusion of arctic air caused by a weak polar vortex. — Steve Howe reports on weather, climate and the Great Lakes for the ...
The Polar Bear Plunge event in Maryland is the largest polar bear plunge in the United States. It is held annually at Sandy Point State Park and raises funds for the Special Olympics. [ 42 ] Sponsored by the Maryland State Police , in 2007, Plungapalooza raised $2.2 million and had 7,400 participants. [ 43 ]
So dig out your winter coats from the closet and get ready for the colder days ahead with AccuWeather's 2024-2025 U.S. winter forecast. ... Another player in the winter forecast is the polar vortex.
Many zoos use the day to educate about polar bear conservation and to encourage visits to polar bear exhibits. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It has also had some political impact. Jack Shapiro, the deputy climate campaign manager under American president Barack Obama , used the day to argue for the need for Congressional action on the issue of climate change . [ 8 ]
In Australia, the polar vortex, known there as a "polar blast" or "polar plunge", is a cold front that drags air from Antarctica which brings rain showers, snow (typically inland, with blizzards occurring in the highlands), gusty icy winds, and hail in the south-eastern parts of the country, such as in Victoria, Tasmania, the southeast coast of ...
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A quasi-permanent phenomenon referred to as the polar vortex may have been partly responsible for the cold weather. Temperatures in much of the United States dropped 15 to 35 °F (8.3 to 19 °C) below average by November 19, following a southward "dip" of the polar vortex into the eastern two-thirds of the country.